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Greek and Roman Studies Department of Classical Languages Faculty of Arts University of Peradeniya Bachelor of Arts Honours in Greek and Roman Studies Revised Curriculum since March 2019 Bachelor of Arts Honours in Greek and Roman Studies Degree Programme 3.20 Revised Curriculum of the Bachelor of Arts Honours in Greek and Roman Studies Degree Programme Sem. Course Code and Title Status Credits Notional Hours 1000:1 GRS 1001: Ancient Greek Life and Culture C 3 150 ESS 1001: Basic Mathematics C 3 150 ESS 1002: Communication Skills C 3 150 ESS 1003: Logical Reasoning C 3 150 6 credits of two courses from 2 other main disciplines C 3+3 300 1000:2 GRS 1002: Ancient Roman Life and Culture C 3 150 ESS 1004: ICT Skills C 2 100 ESS 1005: Basic Statistics C 2 100 ESS 1006: Personality, Leadership and Ethics C 2 100 ESS 1007: Critical Thinking C 3 150 6 credits of two courses from 2 other main disciplines C 3+3 300 Total Credits and Notional Hours at 1000 Level 36 1800 2000:1 GRS 2001: Elementary Ancient Greek I / Latin I C 3 150 GRS 2002: Greek and Roman Religion and C 3 150 Mythology GRS 2003: Greek and Roman Epic Poetry C 3 150 GRS 2004: Greek and Roman Archaeology and C 3 150 Material Culture ACL 2003: Archaeological Theory and Methods C 3 150 2000:2 GRS 2005: Elementary Ancient Greek II / Latin II C 3 150 GRS 2006: Greek and Roman Tragedy C 3 150 GRS 2007: Greek and Roman Science and C 3 150 Technology GRS 2008: Graeco-Roman World and South Asia C 3 150 GRS 2009: Greek Philosophy I: Thales to Socrates C 3 150 Total Credits and Notional Hours at 2000 Level 30 1500 3000:1 GRS 3001: Intermediate Ancient Greek I / Latin I C 3 150 GRS 3002: Greek and Roman Comedy C 3 150 GRS 3003: Greek, Hellenistic and Roman Literary C 3 150 Criticism GRS 3004: Greek and Roman Law O 3 150 GRS 3005: Gender, Women and Sexuality in Ancient O 3 150 Greece and Rome GRS 3006: Greek and Roman Slavery O 3 150 Any Subject outside the Discipline O 3 150 3000:2 GRS 3007: Intermediate Ancient Greek II/ Latin II C 3 150 GRS 3008: Greek and Roman Literature C 3 150 GRS 3009: Greek Philosophy II: Plato and Aristotle C 3 150 GRS 3010: Writing Skills and Research Methodology C 3 150 GRS 3011: Principles of Education in Ancient Greece O 3 150 and Rome GRS 3012: Greek and Roman Political Thought O 3 150 Any other subject outside the Discipline O 3 150 Total Credits and Notional Hours at 3000 Level 30 1500 763 Bachelor of Arts Honours in Greek and Roman Studies Degree Programme 4000:1 GRS 4001: Advanced Ancient Greek / Latin C 3 150 GRS 4002: Reception of Greek and Latin literature C 3 150 GRS 4003: Hellenistic and Roman Philosophy up to C 3 150 Marcus Aurelius ESS 4001: General Quantitative Aptitude Test C 3 150 4000:2 GRS 4004: Greek / Roman Literature Seminar C 2 100 GRS 4005: Greek / Roman Philosophy Seminar C 2 100 GRS 4006: Greek / Roman History Seminar C 2 100 GRS 4999: Dissertation C 8 800 ESS 4995: Internship OR C 3 300 ESS 4996: Field Work Project OR ESS 4997: Creative Work Project Total Credits and Notional Hours at 4000 Level 29 2000 Minimum Number of Credits and Notional Hours for 4 Years 125 6800 764 Bachelor of Arts Honours in Greek and Roman Studies Degree Programme Course Code: GRS 1001 Course Title: Ancient Greek Life and Culture Credits: 03 Prerequisites: None Compulsory/Optional: Compulsory for GRS AI/Honours Students and Optional for All Others Aim(s): 1. Introduce ancient Greek culture and civilization from the Bronze age to the Hellenistic times through literary, archaeological and other source-based evidence. 2. Explore the nature of the life and experience of the ancient Greeks. 3. Serve as a foundation for advanced courses in ancient Greek life, culture, civilization, thought and experience. Intended Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to: 1. Identify features of ancient Greek life, culture, politics and thought from the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic times. 2. Analyze the influence of the ancient Greeks on modern art and culture, literature, thought and organizational structures. 3. Describe how ancient Greek attitudes, manners and practices are similar / different from those of the eastern and western societies in the modern world. Time Allocation (Hours): Lectures: 30; Discussions: 15 Notional Hours: 150 Course Description/ Content: Introduction to ancient Greece: location and geography, historical and cultural timeline; early Greece, a summary: bronze age, Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations, the Dark Age, Homer and epic poetry, life and culture, poetry and art; a brief history of Greece from the earliest times to the Hellenistic kingdoms; social organization, family, marriage, slavery, men and women, parents and children, old age, disability, food, slaves, the gymnasium, athletic games, symposia, love and sexuality; the city-state and its types, unity of the Greek states and nationhood; foreigners; religion and myth; poetry and literature; art and architecture; law; education; music, song and dance; leisure and entertainment; trade and agriculture; philosophy; science and medicine; travel; oratory. Prescribed Texts: Robin Sowerby. The Greeks: An Introduction to Their Culture. Routledge, London and New York, 2015. Jacob Burkhardt. History of Greek Culture. Translated by Palmer Hilty, Dover Publications, 2013. Recomended Reading: Andrewes, A. Greek Society. Harmondsworth Penguin 1981. Budin, S.L. The Ancient Greeks: An Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2004. Cary, M., Haarhoff, T. J.Life and thought in the Greek and Roman world. Methuen & Co. Ltd 1940. Garland, R. The Daily Life of the Ancient Greeks. Greenwood Press, 2009. Sansone, D. Ancient Greek Civilization. Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. Assessment Percentage Marks In-course: 50% End-semester: 50% 765 Bachelor of Arts Honours in Greek and Roman Studies Degree Programme Course Code: GRS 1002 Course Title: Ancient Roman Life and Culture Credits: 03 Prerequisites: None Compulsory/Optional: Compulsory for GRS AI/Honours Students and Optional for All Others Aim(s): 1. Introduce ancient Roman culture and civilization from the earliest to the 2nd century CE through literary, archaeological and other source-based evidence. 2. Explore the nature of the life and experience of the ancient Romans. 3. Serve as a foundation for advanced courses in ancient Roman life, culture, civilization, thought and experience. Intended Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to: 1. Identify features of ancient Roman life, culture, politics and thought from the earliest to the 2nd century CE. 2. Analyze the influence of the ancient Romans on modern art and culture, literature, thought and organizational structures. 3. Describe how ancient Roman attitudes, manners and practices are similar / different from those of the eastern and western societies in the modern world. Time Allocation (Hours): Lectures: 30; Discussions: 15 Notional Hours: 150 Course Description/Content: Pre-Roman Italy; Early Rome: historical, political and cultural timeline, location and geography, foundation stories, monarchy, society, family; Etruria, Latium, Campania; Greeks, Etruscans; customs and values; a brief history of the republic; republican values; the emperors and imperial Rome; myth and religion; death and burial; social and family life; housing; men and women; marriage and children, love and sexuality; education; old age; disability; health and fitness; games and festivals; holidays; slavery; trade and commerce; economics; agriculture; art and architecture; music, song and dance, poetry and literature; philosophy; science and medicine; roman army; warfare; travel; foreigners; leisure and entertainment; legal system, oratory; life in the empire and its expansion; imperial cult; the provinces. Prescribed Texts: Anthony Kamm. The Romans: An Introduction. Routledge, London and New York, 2008. Allen M Ward, Fritz M. Heichelheim, Cedric A. Yeo. A History of the Roman People. Routledge, London and New York, 2016. Kevin M. Mcgeough. The Romans: New Perspectives. California, 2004. Recommended Reading: Abbott, F.F. Society and politics in ancient Rome: essays and sketches. New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1909. Cary, M., Haarhoff, T. J. Life and thought in the Greek and Roman world. Methuen & Co. Ltd 1940. Erdkamp, P. The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Rome. Cambridge University Press, 2013. Matz, D. Daily Life of the Ancient Romans. Greenwood Press, 2002. Stambaugh, J. E. Roman City. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1988. Assessment Percentage Marks In-course: 50% End-semester: 50% 762 Bachelor of Arts Honours in Greek and Roman Studies Degree Programme Course Code: GRS 2001 Course Title: Elementary Ancient Greek I Credits: 03 Prerequisites: None Compulsory/Optional: Compulsory for GRS AI/Honours Students and Optional for All Others Aim(s): 1. Introduce basic grammar and syntax of ancient Greek. 2. Practice composition of simple sentences from English to Greek. 3. Translate simple sentences from Greek to English and vice versa. Intended Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of the course the students will be able to: 1. Analyze the logic of grammar and syntax of ancient Greek. 2. Compose as well as translate simple sentences from Greek to English and vice versa. Time Allocation (Hours): Lectures: 30; Discussions: 15 Notional Hours: 150 Course Description/ Content: Introduction to the language, alphabet, accents; verb, stem, endings; active/passive voice; conjugations; noun, stem, endings, cases, agreement; declensions; article; indicative mood, imperative; adjective and substantive use of adjective; infinitive; reflexive pronoun; interrogative pronoun, adjective; indefinite pronoun and adjective; participle; numbers; expression of time; aorist; imperfect. Prescribed Texts: Maurice Balm. Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek. Book I. Oxford University Press, 2003. Recommended Reading: Foster, E. and Lateiner. Thucydides and Herodotus. Oxford University Press, 2012. Hackforth, R.
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